LEADING OFF: Freeman returns to Atlanta, Pham sees Pederson
By The Associated Press Freddie Freeman is sure to get a huge ovation when he returns to Truist Park for the first time since helping lead the…
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Moving up: Grizzlies trade 2 1st-round picks to get LaRavia
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have packaged its two first round picks and sent them to the Minnesota…
Continue ReadingWarriors select forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. with 28th pick
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors selected forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. from the University of…
Continue ReadingCeltics look to future, draft Alabama’s Davison at No. 53
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics selected for the future by drafting former Alabama guard JD Davison in the second…
Continue ReadingParker sets WNBA mark with 3rd triple-double, Sky beat LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candace Parker set a WNBA record with her third career triple-double, leading the Chicago Sky past the Los Angeles Sparks 82-59.…
Continue ReadingHeat draft Serbian forward Nikola Jovic with 27th pick
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Serbian forward Nikola Jovic has been selected by the Miami Heat with the 27th pick in the NBA draft. The…
Continue ReadingSchwarber, Realmuto go deep vs Musgrove in Phils’ 6-2 win
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and J.T. Realmuto added a three-run shot for the Philadelphia…
Continue ReadingMavs trade into draft, get G League’s Hardy at 37 from Kings
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison can finally say he has made a draft pick. The…
Continue ReadingT-wolves draft trade nets 7-1 Auburn center Walker Kessler
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have added a potential rim protector to complement star…
Continue ReadingRaptors draft Arizona C Christian Koloko with 33rd pick
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors selected Arizona center Christian Koloko with the 33rd overall pick in the NBA…
Continue ReadingPayday: Judge wins it for Yankees on eve of salary showdown
By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge lined a game-winning single on the eve of his salary arbitration showdown, capping a…
Continue ReadingClippers take Michigan’s Moussa Diabate with 43rd pick
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers drafted forward Moussa Diabate from Michigan with the 43rd pick…
Continue ReadingBlazers select Shaedon Sharpe with No. 7 pick in draft
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers selected Shaedon Sharpe with the seventh pick in the NBA…
Continue ReadingRookie Rutschman leads Orioles past hobbled White Sox 4-0
MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Adley Rutschman homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the…
Continue ReadingLakers get Michigan State’s Max Christie with 2nd-round pick
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers selected Michigan State guard Max Christie with the 35th overall pick in…
Continue ReadingAP source: 76ers trade Green, pick to Memphis for Melton
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have traded the 23rd overall pick of the NBA draft and Danny Green to…
Continue ReadingBucks take G League Ignite wing MarJon Beauchamp at No. 24
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — MarJon Beauchamp’s circuitous path to the Milwaukee Bucks included stops at four high…
Continue ReadingOgunbowale hits 6 3-pointers, Dallas beats Indiana 94-68
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, Isabelle Harrison added 16 points and the Dallas Wings beat the…
Continue ReadingVictor who? Wembanyama favorite to be No. 1 pick in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — This year, Paolo Banchero was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft — a choice some consider a mild surprise. Next year, it’ll almost…
Continue ReadingNuggets draft Kansas’ Braun, acquire rights to UCLA’s Watson
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets selected Kansas guard Christian Braun with the 21st pick of the NBA draft. The…
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